Lesson Four

A:Vocabulary

1. Oil prices are           …             to increase by more than 5% this year.

a. forecasted                 b. provided                   c. located                     d. experienced

2. A young boy climbed into the apple tree and           …           the branches so that the fruit fell down.

a. located                     b. stuck                        c. lost                           d. shook

3. The boy was born with a heart problem and only          …        for a few weeks.

a. destroyed                 b. experienced            c. survived                  d. occurred

4. It is still not possible to exactly             …         the occurrence of earthquakes.

a. predict                      b. float                          c. hit                             d. cover

5. She gave the box a        …          to see if there was anything inside it.

a. shake                        b. shock                       c. comparison              d. mechanism

6. All of a sudden, her car went out of control and          …          another car.

a. hit                             b. shook                       c. stuck                        d. created

7. News of his death shocked the            …            world.

a. exact                        b. entire                        c. immediate                 d. smooth

8. My book got wet and all the pages have         …           together.

a. stood                        b. destroyed                 c. stuck                       d. populated

9. With fewer cars on the roads, traffic is moving more          …        than usual.

a. completely                b. entirely                     c. smoothly                d. luckily

10. Our office is        …        in the city center near the National Bank.

a. consisted                  b. populated                 c. rattled                       d. located

11. Was it just my          …           or did I really hear Ali's voice in the other room?

a. prediction                 b. imagination              c. direction                   d. reduction

12. I don't think he's really           …             enough for this sort of job.

a. light                           b. soft                           c. experienced               . fortunate

13. The          …          were so simple that even my little son learned them quickly.

a. happenings                b. emergencies          c. layers                        d. instructions  

14. Did you notice the aftershocks        …       the cups on the table?

a. bend                           b. rattle                         c. float                         d. shock

15. Pilots are taught how to land a plane on water in a / an         …           .

a. vacation                    b. event                        c. emergency                d. mantle

16. How much            …            do you think this bottle contains?

a. liquid                        b. core                             c. crust                         d. layer

17. You haven't cleaned room for weeks. A thick       ….          of dust covered everything.

a. crust                         b. mantle                         c. core                          d. layer

18. I burnt my       …       on some soup last night. It is still painful now.

a. surface                      b destruction                 c. tongue                      d. possibility

19. His injuries had been caused by a sharp         …             .

a. instrument                 b. movement                 c. document                  d. excitement

20. The government promised to          …         schools all over the country with free computers.

a. protect                      b. provide                     c. plan                          d. instruct

21. The child ate the apple and threw the             …         on the floor.

a. core                          b. surface                     c. pressure                    d. procedure

22. Who knows? Maybe one day, time travel will become a         …            .

a. procedure                 b. reality                       c. probability                d. prediction

23. The company is run almost      …       by middle-aged men. You can hardly find someone young.

a. suddenly                   b. entirely                     c. exactly                      d. likely

24. The         …       was partly covered with a dirty old carpet.

a. height                        b. layer                         c. mantle                       d. floor

25. We don't have that book right now. We'll send you a copy as soon as it becomes        …      .

a. probable                   b. safe                          c. positive                     d. available

26. It will take years to repair the          …         done by the earthquake in Bam.

a. death                        b. damage                    c. flood                         d. environment               

B: Structure

1. I haven't seen him for         …        long time that I've forgotten what he looks like.

a. so                             b. such                         c. such a                       d. too

2. He didn't feel          …       to go to work this morning.

a. so well                      b. too well                    c. well enough            d. very well

3. These cars are       …         expensive ones that we can't buy them.

a. such a                       b. so                             c. such                         d. too  

4. "Did you hear what he was saying?"  "No, we were        …      to hear what he was saying."

a. far enough                 b. too far                      c. so far                        d. very far

5. I'm afraid I'm        …       to talk to you now.

a. so busy                     b. busy enough             c. too busy               d. very busy

6. Our typist wasn't        …      not to make so many mistakes.

a. careful enough           b. too careful                c. carefully enough     d. so careful

7. I was         …      tired that I couldn't keep my eyes open.

a. such                             b. so                               c. too                           d. enough

8. That table would take up        …         room in the hall.

a. enough                      b. so many                    c. such a                       d. too much

9. She spoke for        …        long time that people began to leave the room.

a. such a                       b. such                            c. so                             d. too

10. The new Japanese cars are      …       small for five persons to sit in         …         .

a. so , --                         b. too , them                 c. so , them                   d. too , --

11. I couldn't believe the news. It was       …       shock.

a. such a                       b. such                            c. so                             d. enough

12. I like Farshad and Farhad. They are         …        nice people.

a. such                          b. so                               c. such a                       d. too

13. The earthquake happened           …        that we couldn't get out on time.

a. quickly enough          b. so quickly                 c. very quickly          d. too quickly  

14. He had saved         …       money to buy a small house.

a. such a                       b. enough                     c. too much                  d. so many

15. The book was       …     that I couldn't put it down.

a. too good                   b. so good                    c. very good                 d. good enough

16. She speaks English        …       that you would think it was her mother tongue.

a. very well                   b. so good                    c. so well                      d. well enough

17. I was surprised that he looked      …      well after his recent illness.

a. so                             b. such                         c. enough                      d. too

18. The wall of the house was         …        for him to climb.

a. so high                      b. very high                   c. too high                  d. high enough

19. He is        …       that everyone enjoys being with him.

a. too friendly               b. such friendly            c. so friendly              d. friendly enough

20. We got home late. There was       …      traffic on the road.

a. so many                    b. too many                  c. too much                  d. very

21. It was       …        good news that we jumped up in excitement.

a. such a                       b. very                            c. so                             d. such

22. It was raining          …       that you could hardly stay outdoors.

a. so heavily                  b. too heavily                c. so heavy                   d. heavily enough

23. It was a bit embarrassing to see        …      people arriving for the meeting.

a. enough                      b. so few                      c. too much                  d. too little1

24. Fortunately, the sea was         …      for us to go sailing.

a. too stormy                b. calm enough             c. very stormy             d. so calm

25. The strong storm stuck with          …      force that it lifted automobiles off the ground.

a. so                             b. such a                         c. such                          d. too

26. The weather is lovely. I didn't expect it to be        …      nice day.

a. so                             b. very                             c. such a                       d. enough